#solomon dracul

[surpriseroundtellyourfriends]

AU where Solomon lost his human head instead of his beast one and can't maintain his human form anymore, so now the Punks just have a huge fluffy wolf that can breathe fire. he isn't used to being so big and is like one of those big dogs who thinks it's still a puppy.

he likes to sit in laps but crushes everyone under him except for Benji, who cannot be crushed. Benji brushes his coat every few days to keep him from shedding all over the base. Solomon happily acts as a Ghibli-style bus and flies all the Punks into battle. Ramona turns into other animals and sleeps on his back.

Vika hates him more than ever.

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[thefaustianstria]

I am a firm supporter of Tommy x Alfie with this exact vibe, but this could also work for them:

Fight me on this I dare you.

my partner doesn’t use pet names nearly as much as i do, which is very funny because i will crack my gay little knuckles and say some shit like “good morning my sun and moon, my loveliest boy, my baby my sweetheart my darling dearest” and he will reply “hello adrian”

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ROUND 1 MATCHUPS (COMPLETED)

Polls will be published two groups at a time and each poll will run for 24 hours. All brackets were completely randomized - my condolences if your fave is up against tough competition. Poll propaganda is welcomed and encouraged, however remember to keep it civil and have fun.

Group A

Trafalgar D. Water Law VS Julius Pringles

Ricky LaFleur VS Toadsworth

Sealeo VS Norville "Shaggy" Rogers

Tim Lockwood VS Alex Louis Armstrong

Group B

Dracule Mihawk VS Gimli

Entei VS Mirrorverse Spock

Broque Monsieur VS Captain Archibald Haddock

King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule VS Ned Flanders

Group C

The Judge VS Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik

Danjuro "Gentle Criminal" Tobita VS Ganondorf

Iroh VS Coran Hieronymus Wimbleton Smythe

King Harkinian VS Maestro

Group D

Obi-Wan Kenobi VS Lawrence Betelgeuse Shoggoth

R.J. MacReady VS Chourou

Gordito Delgado VS Gandalf

Will Riker VS SpongeBob SquarePants

Group E

Waluigi VS Gan Fall

Kintoleski VS Professor Crumbs

Gol D. Roger VS Rob Lucci

Gyro Zeppeli VS Jinbe

Group F

Tim Wright VS Damon Gant

The Lorax VS Sebastian

Drayden VS William Murderface

Jet Black VS Lan Qiren

Group G

Jimmy T VS Isaac Netero

Mario VS Geralt of Rivia

James Ironwood VS Minimus Ambus

Rich Uncle Pennybags VS Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate

Group H

Marshall "Blackbeard" D. Teach VS Stoutland

The Master VS Paul Blart

Seneca Crane VS Warden Ingo

Ice King VS Odin Borson

Group I

Usopp VS Daruk

Kamaji VS Kricketune

Killer VS Old Man McGucket

Samurott VS Mustache Girl

Group J

Sea Hawk VS Papa Smurf

Inigo Montoya VS Hercule Poirot

Yosemite Sam VS Wario

Master Wu VS King Bob-omb

Group K

Agent Wyoming VS Luigi

Gordon Freeman VS Franky

Mumbo Jumbo VS Treebeard

Solomon David VS Master Eon

Group L

Cervantes VS Ramuh

Harry Du Bois VS Watari

Bob Belcher VS Heimerdinger

Dell Clawthorne VS Senshi

Group M

Marvin Grossberg VS Commander Kamado

Brewster VS Count Dracula

Maes Hughes VS Morshu

Nigel Thornberry VS Stan Pines

Group N

Magnus Burnsides VS Sanji

Cranky Kong VS The King of Town

Davy Jones VS Shouta "Eraserhead" Aizawa

Henry Henderson VS Asgore Dreemurr

Group O

Darius Deamonne VS Raikou

Hades VS Mr. Sinister

Captain Villads VS Remus Sanders

Santa Claus VS Zeff

Group P

The Bowler Hat Guy VS Kratos

Daisuke Jigen VS Probopass

Kaido VS Count Olaf

Yamada "Present Mic" Hizashi VS The King of All Cosmos

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The Goetia Council - Hell's Heroes Lore

The Goetia Council is the ruling body of Hell, all matters pertaining to Hell and its territories are overseen by the Goetia Council. In the Chaos that is Hell it is the Law. While rarely all votes are ever utilized the amount of votes given across the council has and always will equal 666, then number of the beast.

The Goetia Council is composed of the following groups:

The Seven Princes of Sin: (10 Votes Per Prince) The seven demons who embody the seven transgressions that are said to separate a soul most from Yahweh. They have always come from the Seven bloodlines of the original seven who led the rebellion against Heaven.

The 72 Demon Lord's: (6 votes Per House) The current heirs to the Angels who fell during the 1st Rebellion, all of whom are recorded to some degree in the Lesser Key of Solomon

The 22 Grigori: (4 Votes Per House) The angels who fell during the time of Enoch before the great flood. It was they who spawned the Nephalem.

The Six Wings of Lucifer: (6 Votes Per House) Six Demon families that are loyal to House of Lucifer above all else, they are the demons who run the day to day affairs of Hell and oversee the unclaimed wastes where lesser demons dwell. These six houses are: Lucifuge, Nebiros, Satanachia, Agaliarept, Sargatanas, Fleurèty,

The Extra Houses: These are Families, Bloodlines, and positions that for some reason or another gained votes in the council despite not being a part of the aforementioned groups.

The Following are the Extra Houses:

The House of Abaddon the Abyss (10 Votes)

The House of Azazel. (6 Votes)

The House of Lilith (6 Votes)

The House of Samael (6 Votes)

The Grim Reaper Ambassador (4 Votes)

The House of Baphomet (4 Votes)

The House of Dracul (4 Votes)

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Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431–1476/77)

Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia, more commonly known as the Impaler or Dracula, was a three-time voivode of Wallachia, ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462. Historically, Vlad is best known for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire and its expansion and for the cruel punishments (e.g. Impalement) he imposed on his and Europes enemies. In the English-speaking world, Vlad III is most commonly known for inspiring the association of the name of the vampire in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel, "Dracula."

His name had its origin in the sobriquet of his father, Vlad Dracul ("Vlad the Dragon" in medieval Romanian), who received it after he became a member of the Order of the Dragon. Dracula is the Slavonic genitive form of Dracul, meaning "[the son] of Dracul (or the Dragon)". In modern Romanian, dracul means "the devil", which contributed to Vlad's reputation.

Author Mark Pinkham writes, "Vlad III spent his early years studying the Dragon Mysteries. He attended the Scholomance or "School of Solomon" in Austria, which was identified by the local uninitiated natives to be a "devil's school." It was there that young Vlad learned many forms of alchemy, the secrets of nature, and many magical incantations. The Dragon Wisdom he learned at the School of Solomon would become a guiding light for Prince Vlad throughout his life.”

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Characters I Can Write

Not saying that they’ll be the best, but- anyways, looked through all the fandoms that I’m currently in that I remember, and this is what came up so-

Bolded are characters that I prefer to write ones that I love/simp for

HAIKYUU

Daichi Sawamura Kōshi Sugawara Asahi Azumane Yū Nishinoya Ryūnosuke Tanaka Chikara Ennoshita Tobio Kageyama Shōyō Hinata Kei Tsukishima Tadashi Yamaguchi Kiyoko Shimizu Hitoka Yachi Tetsurou Kuroo Morisuke Yaku Kenma Kozume Lev Haiba Alisa Haiba Tōru Oikawa Hajime Iwaizumi Kōtarō Bokuto Keiji Akaashi Wakatoshi Ushijima Satori Tendō Suguru Daishō Mika Yamaka Kiyoomi Sakusa Motoya Komori Shinsuke Kita Atsumu Miya Rintarō Suna Osamu Miya

MY HERO ACADEMIA/BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA

Shota Aizawa Hizashi Yamada Nemuri Kayama Mina Ashido Tsuyu Asui Tenya Ida Ochaco Uraraka Denki Kaminari Eijiro Kirishima Kyoka Jiro Fumikage Tokoyami Shoto Todoroki Katsuki Bakugo Izuku Midoriya Momo Yaoyorozu Itsuka Kendo Neito Monoma Tamaki Amajiki Hitoshi Shinso Mei Hatsume Yo Shindo Inasa Yoarashi Hawks Tomura Shigaraki Dabi Himiko Toga Twice Overhaul

JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE/JOJO NO KIMYOU NA BOUKEN

Jonathan Joestar Dio Brando Joseph Joestar Caesar A. Zeppeli Lisa Lisa Jotaro Kujo Muhammad Avdol Noriaki Kakyoin Jean Pierre Polnareff Josuke Higashikata Okuyasu Nijimura Koichi Hirose Rohan Kishibe Yukako Yamagishi

DEMON SLAYER/KIMETSU NO YAIBA

Giyu Tomioka Shinobu Kocho Muichiro Tokito Kyojuro Rengoku Tengen Uzui Tanjiro Kamado Zenitsu Agatsuma Inosuke Hashibira Muzan Kibutsuji Nezuko Kamado Yushiro Gyutaro Daki Enmu

ONE PIECE

Nami Usopp Monkey D. Luffy Nico Robin Roronoa Zoro Portgaz D. Ace Trafalgar Law Nefeltari Vivi Perona Dracule Mihawk Monet Donquixote Doflamingo Caesar Clown Bartolomeo Koala Coby

OBEY ME

Lucifer Mammon Levi Satan Asmodeus Beelzebub Belphegor Diavolo Solomon Simeon

JUJUTSU KAISEN

Sukuna Itadori Yuuji Fushigurou Megumi Gojo Satoru

TWISTED WONDERLAND

Riddle Rosehearts Ace Trappola Deuce Spade Trey Clover Cater Diamond Leona Kingscholar Jack Howl Ruggie Bucchi Azul Ashengrotto Jade Leech Floyd Leech Vil Schoenheit

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Mobile Masterlist

Character’s Masterlists

Boba Fett

Santiago Pope Garcia

Andromache the Scythian

The Darkling

Billy Russo

Outcome 3

Poe Dameron

Nathan Bateman

Duke Leto Atreides

Alfie Solomons

Obispo "Bishop" Losa

Eddie Munson

Stranger Things (Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley, Nancy Wheeler, Billy Hargrove, Max Mayfield, 11)

Eames

Tommy Conlon

James Delaney

Jake "Hangman" Seresin

William "Ironhead" Miller

Xenk Yendar

Aemond Targaryen

Daemon Targaryen

Shanks (OPLA)

Feyd-Rautha

Qimir/The Stranger

Mairon/Halbrand/Annatar/Sauron

Misc. list

Star Wars: Jango Fett, Darth Maul

Marvel: Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers, Doctor Strange, Pietro Maximoff, Erik Killmonger, Loki, Elektra

X-Men: Erik Lehnsherr, Charles Xavier, Remy LeBeau, Apocalypse

Lord of the Rings: Thranduil, Legolas, Haldir, Éomer

Foundation: Brother Day

Triple Frontier: Benny Miller

Gentlemen: Raymond Smith

King Arthur - Legend of the Sword: King Arthur

Good Omens: Crowley, Aziraphale

Vikings: Ragnar, Ubbe, Ivar

Teen Wolf: Derek Hale, Chris Argent

Enola Holmes: Sherlock Holmes

Narnia: Caspian

Witcher: Geralt, Vilgefortz

Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon: Robb Stark, Tyrion Lannister, Alicent Hightower

Star Trek: Khan, Spock, Bones

James Bond (No Time to Die): Paloma

Harry Potter (Marauders/Fantastic Beasts ): Sirius Black, Percival Graves

Westworld: Logan Delos

Venom: Eddie Brock/Venom

Peaky Blinders: Tommy Shelby

Mad Max: Max

Inuyasha: Sesshōmaru

Kraven the Hunter: Sergei Kravinoff

TRESE: Maliksi

Sandman: The Corinthian

Gen V: Jordan Li

Once Upon a Time: Cyrus

One Piece (OPLA): Dracule Mihawk, Roronoa Zoro, Vinsmoke Sanji

6 Underground: Billy/Four

Moodboards, Moodboards #2

WIP list

Guide

Kinktober Masterlist 2021

Kinktober Masterlist 2022 2023

Midnight Treat Masterlist

Enemies to lovers masterlist of February

Frenemies to lovers (marvel) masterlist of February

Weekend Game masterlist

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masterlist

characters list fic list

Vikings

Lagertha

Athelstan

Bjorn Ironside

Ubbe Lothbrok

Hvitserk Lothbrok

Halfdan the Black

One Piece (2023 Netflix)

Roronoa Zoro

Sanji

Dracule Mihawk

Monkey D. Luffy

Koby

Stranger Things

Steve Harrington

Billy Hargrove

Eddie Munson

Robin Buckley

John Wick Universe

John Wick

Santino D'Antonio

Marquis Vincent Bisset de Gramont

Caine

Peaky Blinders

Thomas Shelby

Arthur Shelby

Alfie Solomons

Michael Gray

Lizzie Stark

(maybe someone else?)

Works by J. R. R. Tolkien The Hobbit (2012-2014)

Thranduil

Legolas

Bilbo Baggins

Bard The Bowman

(maybe someone else?)

The Lord of The Rings

Legolas

Boromir

Eomer

Arwen

Hobbits (?)

(maybe someone else?)

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Elrond

Halbrand

Galadriel

Arondir

Elendil

Game of Thrones

Robb Stark

Jaime Lannister

Daenerys Targaryen

Sansa Stark

Bran Stark

Oberyn Martell

Euron Greyjoy

Viseris Targaryen

Gendry Waters/Baratheon

House of the Dragon

Daemon Targaryen

Criston Cole

Aemond Targaryen

Aegon Targaryen

Alicent Hightower

Lucerys Velaryon

Jacaerys Velaryon

Rhaenyra Targaryen

The Last Kingdom

Finan

Sihtric

Osferth

Alfred

Aethelflaed

Edward

Aldhelm

Brida

Eadith

Star Wars

Cassian Andor

Poe Dameron

Jyn Erso

Armitage Hux (resistance!reader only)

Kylo Ren (resistance!reader only)

Rey Skywalker

Bodhi Rook

Obi-Wan Kenobi

(maybe someone else?)

MARVEL

most of the characters actually

Shadow and Bone (series)

Kaz Brekker

Darkling

Zoya Nazyalensky

Inej Ghafa

Nikolai Lantsov

Tolya Yul-Bataar 

The Witcher (series)

Geralt of Rivia

Jaskier

Yennefer of Vengerberg

Eskel

Lambert

Rience

Cahir

Star Trek

Jim Kirk

Leonard "Bones" McCoy

Spock

Criminal Minds

Spencer Reid

Emily Prentiss

Jennifer Jareau

The Umbrella Academy

Number Five

Ben Hargreeves

Arcane

Victor

Silco

Caitlyn

The Sandman

Morpheus

Squid Game

Salesman

067

Hwang In-Ho

Hwang Jun-Ho

218

The Peacemaker

Adrian Chase/Vigilante

Merlin (BBC)

Merlin

Morgana

Sir Gwaine

Rules of request: Select character Choose the type of what you want to read (imagine, preferences, headcanons or something else) Add a photo or gif if you want Send me Maintain Feedback

luv u babes

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Characters That I Can Write

Not saying that they’ll be the best, but- anyways, looked through all the fandoms that I’m currently in that I remember, and this is what came up so-

HAIKYUU

Daichi Sawamura Kōshi Sugawara Asahi Azumane Yū Nishinoya Ryūnosuke Tanaka Chikara Ennoshita Tobio Kageyama Shōyō Hinata Kei Tsukishima Tadashi Yamaguchi Kiyoko Shimizu Hitoka Yachi Tetsurou Kuroo Morisuke Yaku Kenma Kozume Lev Haiba Yūki Shibayama Alisa Haiba Tōru Oikawa Issei Matsukawa Takahiro Hanamaki Hajime Iwaizumi Shigeru Yahaba Yūtarō Kindaichi Akira Kunimi Kentarō Kyōtani Takanobu Aone Kanji Koganegawa Kōtarō Bokuto Keiji Akaashi Wakatoshi Ushijima Eita Semi Satori Tendō Tsutomu Goshiki Kenjirō Shirabu Yūji Terushima Suguru Daishō Mika Yamaka Kiyoomi Sakusa Motoya Komori Shinsuke Kita Aran Ojiro Atsumu Miya Rintarō Suna Osamu Miya Kōrai Hoshiumi

MY HERO ACADEMIA/BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA

Shota Aizawa Hizashi Yamada Nemuri Kayama Mina Ashido Tsuyu Asui Tenya Ida Ochaco Uraraka Denki Kaminari Eijiro Kirishima Kyoka Jiro Fumikage Tokoyami Shoto Todoroki Katsuki Bakugo Izuku Midoriya Momo Yaoyorozu Itsuka Kendo Neito Monoma Tamaki Amajiki Hitoshi Shinso Mei Hatsume Yo Shindo Inasa Yoarashi Hawks Tomura Shigaraki Dabi Himiko Toga Twice Overhaul Fuyumi Todoroki Natsuo Todoroki

JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE/JOJO NO KIMYOU NA BOUKEN

Jonathan Joestar Dio Brando Joseph Joestar Caesar A. Zeppeli Lisa Lisa Jotaro Kujo Muhammad Avdol Noriaki Kakyoin Jean Pierre Polnareff Josuke Higashikata Okuyasu Nijimura Koichi Hirose Rohan Kishibe Yukako Yamagishi

DEMON SLAYER/KIMETSU NO YAIBA

Giyu Tomioka Obanai Iguro Sanemi Shinazugawa Muichiro Tokito Shinobu Kocho Muichiro Tokito Shinobu Kocho Kyojuro Rengoku Tengen Uzui Tanjiro Kamado Zenitsu Agatsuma Inosuke Hashibira Muzan Kibutsuji Nezuko Kamado Yushiro Gyutaro Daki Enmu Senjuro Rengoku

ONE PIECE

Nami Usopp Monkey D. Luffy Nico Robin Roronoa Zoro Portgaz D. Ace Trafalgar Law Nefeltari Vivi Perona Dracule Mihawk Crocodile Monet Donquixote Doflamingo Smoker Caesar Clown (I'd write him for crack purposes lmao-) Marco (Polo- (couldn't help myself-)) Bartolomeo Koala Cavendish Coby Koza

GINTAMA

Sakata Gintoki Shimura Shinpachi Kagura Kondo Isao Hijikata Toshirou Okita Sougo Katsura Kotarou Sakamoto Tatsuma

OBEY ME

Lucifer Mammon Levi Satan Asmodeus Beelzebub Belphegor Diavolo Solomon Simeon

JUJUTSU KAISEN

Sukuna Itadori Yuuji Fushigurou Megumi Gojo Satoru

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SCHOLOMANCE AND HIS STUDY OF THE ARS GOËTIA

don’t reblog it or i’ll eat ur firstborn.

what is scholomance?                 scholomance, or șolomanţă, was a school of dark magic said to lay dormant underneath the city of sibiu.  originally a place for great scholars to learn the ways and teachings of king solomon, it was later said to have been a place where fallen angels taught the dark goetia to their students, and where the 10th scholar chosen in their lots was doomed to be taken as the devil’s due.

The Drac.ulas were, says Arminius, a great and noble race, though now and again were scions who were held by their coevals to have had dealings with the Evil One. They learned his secrets in the Scholomance, amongst the mountains over Lake Hermanstadt, where the devil claims the tenth scholar as his due. -   Bram Stoker, Dracu.la.

We already know from the novel that Vladislav studied in the ancient school, and that it was attributed to him already to have been having dealings with the ‘evil one’ throughout his entire family.  This is especially interesting given that the word dracul, while has a dual-meaning to translate to devil, holds also the same meaning as the word ‘dragon’, and that scholomance was said to have been originally named the school of the dragon.  

the graduates of this school would learn many fabled dark magicks while enrolled. this included animal speech, magic spells, transfiguration, dragon-riding and the control of storms and weather. for seven years they would remain underground and immerse themselves in this study, learning the language of all living things, enochian, the secrets of nature and how to make it bend to ones will.

so how does the ars goetia tie in?   well, the term 'goetia' literally translates to the practice of conjuring evil spirits. it includes dark spells that would include charms, sorcery, wizardry. they learned the ancient ways of the dactyli and all other forms of theurgy to become as powerful rulers of nature.  Agrippa wrote in his own research that detailed the books of occult philosophy that ceremonial magic could be illustrated through goetia and theurgia, or magia; otherwise defining a strict line between evil magic and good magic. goetia would be considered the wicked kind of magic that goes against the laws of nature, and is often invoked through a tie to a supernatural entity; thus, making the caster more of a warlock than a scholar or wizard.

the evil spirits, considered 'demons' by modern western standards,  are commanded entirely by four kings that correspond to the cardinal directions. These kings are called Amaymon, Corson, Ziminiar and Gaap.  Alternatively known in abrahmic religion by the names of Samael, Azazel, Paymon and Maimon.  

THE CIRRICULUM

the arys theurgia teaches the students the seals and order of each of the spirits and their sigils, what they lord over in the underworld and their traits and aspirations. they learn the temperament of each creature and their perfered gifts during summoning. They learn the compass point of each demon and the inter-cardinal points and how to draw upon them, as well as the names of each prince, count, duke and queen. This book shows how he bound spirits, and used them to obtain his fame, and to act as protection, and how solomon’s students may do this too.

a few of these are known as bael, agares, vassago, valefore, amon, barbatos, sitri, beleth, eligos, zepar and more.                upon graduating, vladislav succeeded in summoning the goodly knight known as eligos, who is later mentioned as one of his guardians in the castleva.nia series.   however, in-line with this series, other demons that have been seduced and/or summoned by the count are as follows: malphas, balor, zephyr, saint legion, beelzebub, leviathan, & abbadon.

the ars paulina is the third book, and it teaches the apostles the magical calendar, the astrological seals and the meaning of the stars and planets on an astronomical scale and the archidoxes of magic.  the ability to communicate with divine or heavenly powers is often described in this book as being delivered to the solomonar by the apostle, paul, further cementing it as a teaching of solomon himself rather than the devil.   i think this is especially important to point out that here, the goetia includes the invocation of angels too.

they spent another year and a half on this subject alone, and begin to memorize the angels and 360 spirits in the zodiac.this is called the monomoiria, which correspond with hellenistic astrology.  

in order to summon these creatures, one would need to learn to create a wax tablet and memorize the designs of each sigil that corresponded to the 72 spirits, which would be taught in a book known as the Ars Almadel. Two full years was spent on this subject alone, before moving on to the Ars Notoria, which would teach the series of prayers that would grant the magician the powers of a polymath and polyglot, as well as an eidetic memory so that one could learn and memorize every spell taught in the Ars Paulina.

Courses on the lesser key would include classes and necessary research on The Sight; or the ability to see supernatural phenomena; this is also referenced in the Novel, as Drac.ula is surprised that Jonathan can see the blue flame that appears on St. Georges' day.  This is because the 'evil spirits' of the Goetia are but physical representations of portions of the human brain and its many representations and stimulants; such as taste, touch,  and smell.  The point of the teachings of Scholomance are to become extremely aware of your own reflection, and on the significance of your awareness.

Students learn the invocations, the sacraments, the impressions of their sub-consciousness, and all known abnormal states of the body. Phenomena or miracles are considered part of life, and ceremonial magia or goetia the way for physiological experiments to be conducted without a fear of the end result.   they too are taught the important symbolism and reverence of the ideology of baphomet and abraxas the archon.

“Agrippa told us that "Magic is the highest, most absolute and most divine knowledge of natural philosophy, advanced in its works and wonderful operations by a right understanding of the inward and occult virtue of things; so that true agents being applied to proper patients, strange and admirable effects will thereby be produced. whence magicians are profound and dilligent searchers into nature; they, because of their skill, know to anticipate an effort,  the which to the vulgar shall seem to be a miracle.“

it is important to my portrayal to remember that the count was the 10th scholar, and that that fact sealed his fate to eventually fall, no matter what great things he had been destined to do with his powers prior. this is fitting considering that his initial descent beneath the city of sibiu, into this academy, was done out of spite and out of need for revenge to the order that had previously used him, also named the order of the dragon. the irony rests in that his fate seems to be one great circle, all leading him back to and from these teachings as a sort of curse. so it is only fitting that his immortal life, though achieved, by lived in a curse far worse than death, in his own personal hell.

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I’d love to hear more about your thoughts on Solomon

oops. this turned into a long-ass essay about racism, financial morality, and child programming, so I'll put it under a readmore. click at your own peril.

oughhh ughhhhh thinks about Solomon and gets ill.

I've given my Ben 10 racism speech before so bear with me if you know me and you've heard this before. (if you haven't: yes, you read that right, my Ben 10 racism speech.) listen listen listen. okay, so.

as someone who was raised as a conservative, homophobic, capitalist christian who fully held onto those beliefs and acted on them for a long time: it means the WORLD to me when I see an objectively terrible, morally awful person portrayed in a sympathetic light.

and it makes me want to KILL A MAN when I see a "sympathetic racist" (or capitalist, or homophobic, etc.) and the reasons they're supposed to be sympathetic are so laughably stupid that it ends up encouraging the idea that all bad people are intrinsically bad and cannot be redeemed.

the most common bad "sympathetic racist" character I see is "their family member was killed by a member of the group they despise. therefore, they hate that whole group."

that is NOT how ANY form of discrimination—including financial discrimination—works. I don't have a fear or hatred of long-haired boys because my stalker ex who tormented me for years was a brown-haired boy. even children can grasp that one trait of a person does not necessarily correlate to their other traits.

discrimination—for the vast majority of cases—happens due to child indoctrination. when an impressionable child is told, over and over again, that a certain group is inherently "bad" or "flawed," and told to exercise caution or hatred towards that group, a precedent is set. that child will likely be sheltered from good interactions with the targeted group, and therefore, any experiences they have of that group will be negative.

growing up, they will rub elbows with the targeted group a bit more, but they will already have a strong belief that has been "confirmed" by their tailored experiences. if they have any good experiences, they will cherry-pick information and repackage any positive feelings as "an exception" or the targeted group "deceiving" them, or even "having some good qualities but being bad/flawed at the core." they may avoid any future experiences with the group to avoid cognitive dissonance—effectively sheltering themselves like their parents sheltered them.

the reason I call this my Ben 10 Racism Speech is because Ben 10 is the first show where I ever saw a good depiction of a sympathetic racist character. we meet this one alien is a eugenicist, whose race believes they are the ultimate lifeform and that all other species are inferior. obviously, he's an antagonist. but Ben tries to befriend and help him, over and over, even when he refuses help. finally, when the alien loses an arm, Ben uses his powers to implant a new one on him. the alien assists Ben in getting back home—but refuses to go home himself, as he believes he is now "contaminated" (having DNA from another species inside of him) and is unfit to go back to his planet.

he literally tries to stay in a desert where he will die because he is so conditioned to think of his race as superior, that he is not immune to the racism. when a helpful medical procedure changes his own DNA, he thinks himself a lowly, disgusting creature fit only for death.

what does this have to do with Solomon?

well, Solomon certainly isn't a self-hating racist. (that would be Michelle.) but he IS—inarguably and unequivocally—a prime example of a monster who was raised to be a monster.

Solomon was literally raised by, and around, demons in hell. he was taught that mortals, especially the poor, were only designed to serve greater beings such as himself. in fact, the whole reason his family moved out from hell was because they were at the bottom of the social ladder there, but the top of the ladder on earth. he was taught that this was just the way things worked. he was trained by his father to one day kill his father, and consume his ashes, and that one day he would lay an egg and do the same.

he was taught these things as a baby. he has been raised his whole 17 years of life without contact to humankind. in fact, it's kind of astounding just how friendly he is on his first day of Valor Academy, even if he DOES see everyone else as "lesser than" him. he seems very strongly to desire a friendship and companionship that hasn't been provided for him at home, but he doesn't exactly recognize that friendship and companionship—the things he wants—necessitate equality.

but then he meets Benji. Benji, who—as far as he knew at the time—was an orphaned pauper boy with nothing to his name. quite literally at the bottom of the social ladder. but Solomon likes Benji. he's witty, he's funny, he knows a lot about the world. Solomon likes being around him. and Benji starts working to reform him. forcing him to volunteer at a soup kitchen. taking him out of that sheltered state and making him actually meet other humans, mortals, poor people.

and then.

then he meets Vika.

and Vika is a character I could do a whole other analysis on, but by god is she a bad combination with Solomon. because on one hand, she tells Solomon just how wrong he is, she's loud and brash and not afraid to state things as they are without coddling him.

but on the other, she refuses to take off her rose-tinted glasses about the slave colony she grew up in. she frequently refers to it as the best time of her life, as a perfect society, as something to be emulated. because she, too, was indoctrinated into a lie, and told that Donovan King Jr was their savior. and even if she no longer defends HIM, she still defends the slave colony.

and when she repeats that rhetoric, it re-activates Solomon's programming.

someone who didn't grow up with rigid doctrine, especially for such a length as 17 years, can probably never hope to understand how hard it is to break out. pathways in the brain are physically etched to rearrange morals, indecipherable from what might be "common sense" to someone else. and like the Winter Soldier, sometimes just one key phrase or story can set someone back years by triggering old programming associated with feelings of piousness or guilt.

Solomon was raised to be the worst kind of person on earth. and he wants to be better.

but god, is it going to be a struggle to get there.

[aste-ri-sm]

|| The [Now one-headed] BOY

[nyxshadowhawk]

Nyx’s Complete List of Goth Names

Abaddon: From Greek, means "destruction" or "demon of the pit."

Acheron: The River of Woe in the Greek underworld.

Achlys: Greek primordial goddess of poison, misery, and sadness, personification of the death-mist.

Adonis: Means "lord" (as in Adonai). In Greek mythology, the most beautiful youth in the world, loved by both Persephone and Aphrodite. Died tragically.

Adrian/Adrienne: English, from Latin; means "from Hadria" (the Adriatic Sea). I've heard sources saying it means "dark one," but I haven't been able to confirm this. It's still a really cool, kind of gothy name. (Also the real name of Alucard from Castlevania.)

Ahriman: The Zoroastrian devil/evil god.

Akeldama: Means "field of blood," a place in Jerusalem associated with Judas.

Alastor: Greek, means "avenging spirit."

Alcmene: (Female) Means "might of the moon," Heracles' mother in mythology.

Alecto: One of the Erinyes (Furies), the goddesses of vengeance. Means "unceasing."

Altair: The brightest star in the constellation Aquila (the Eagle), from Arabic, meaning "the bird."

Amaranth: (Female) Greek; a mythical purple flower that never fades, a symbol of immortality.

Amethyst: A dark purple crystal, associated with wine and preventing drunkenness.

Andromeda: Greek, means "thinks like a man," the name of a princess in mythology, a constellation, and a galaxy.

Anubis: Jackal-headed Egyptian god of death and embalming.

Arcana: From Latin "hidden, secret" (literally "to shut in a chest"), refers to secrets or mysteries. Also refers to the groups of cards in a tarot deck (the major and minor arcana).

Arianrhod: Means "silver wheel," Welsh goddess of the moon, stars, and the flow of time.

Artemis/Diana: Greco-Roman goddess of the hunt, the moon, and virginity

Asmodeus: Means "wrath-demon," a Goetic demon appearing in a number of texts, representing luxury, sensuality, and lust. (Also Asmodai)

Asphodel: A white flower planted on graves, said to grow in the Greek underworld, and therefore heavily connected with death.

Astaroth: (Unisex) A demon in the Ars Goetia (from the Lesser Key of Solomon), described as a male demon and a Duke of Hell, but the name likely comes from the Phoenician goddess Astarte (or Ashtoreth), who is a version of Ishtar (Babylonian) and Inanna (Sumerian).

Astor: A French and German name from Occitan, meaning "goshawk." A goshawk is a bird of prey. I've read on naming sites that this name was originally a derogatory term for young men with hawk-like, predatory characteristics, but I haven't found anything to confirm this. This is the name of my alter-ego and one of the main protagonists of Shadowbook.

Astra/Astrid/Asteria: From Greek, "star." In Greek mythology, Asteria was a Titaness of astrology and prophecy, the mother of Hecate. An aster is also a star-shaped flower.

Atropos: The last of the Moirai (Fates), who cuts the thread at the end of life.

Autumn: The darkening part of the year, when everything is dying, and Halloween happens.

Azrael: The name of the Angel of Death, means "whom god helps." (Also Asriel)

Azazel: A Watcher's name, means "scapegoat." Taught humanity the arts of weaponry and cosmetics. Commonly associated with demons and evil.

Baphomet: A goat-headed, winged deity associated with Satanism; obscure etymology.

Bastet: Egyptian goddess of cats.

Belial: A Hebrew name meaning "worthless," a name of the devil or a demon.

Belladonna: Also called "deadly nightshade," an extremely poisonous plant that causes hallucinations and death.

Bellona: Roman goddess of war

Bezaliel: Means "shadow of God" or "damaged," a Watcher's name.

Blodeuwedd: Pronounced "bluh-DIE-weth," means "flower-face." A Welsh goddess who was turned into an owl.

Bram/Brom: Technically short for Abraham ("father of a multitude"), the author of Dracula, Abraham "Bram" Stoker.

Bran: Welsh, "raven." The name of Bran the Blessed, a giant and king of Britain in Welsh mythology.

Branwen: (Female) Welsh, means "white raven" or "fair raven."

Breksta: Lithuanian goddess of night, dreams, and twilight.

Caligo: Latin word for “mist,” “gloom,” and “darkness.” (Calignes is the plural, which could also work) (feminine)

Calypso: Greek, "she who conceals." The nymph who kept Odysseus imprisoned on her island.

Carmilla: A lesbian vampire from the gothic novel of the same name, predating Dracula. The name seems to have been invented by the author.

Cassius: Roman, "empty, hollow."

Ceridwen: Welsh enchantress or goddess who stirs the cauldron of poetic inspiration.

Cernunnos: Celtic forest god depicted as having a stag's antlers.

Chiroptera: Literally means "hand wing," the order of bats in taxonomy.

Circe: Means "circle." In Greek mythology, a sorceress who turned Odysseus' men into pigs (and later helped them).

Cora: From the Greek name Kore, meaning "maiden." A name for Persephone. (Also, Coraline.)

Cornix: A princess transformed into a crow by Athena in Ovid's Metamorphosis.

Corvus/Corax: Corvus corax is the scientific name of the common raven.

Crimson: Dark, rich red, the color of wine or blood. One of the Gothiest colors that isn't black. It's very easy for this to sound banal or cringey, especially if it's a character's given name, so use with caution. Scarlet works, too, if you want something easier to use as a given name.

Damian: From Greek, means "to tame," tends to be associated with demons or vampires, a bit cliche at this point.

Dantalion: A Goetic demon, the name is particularly cool.

Desdemona: A tragic character in Othello, comes from Greek and means "ill-fated." Can be shortened to "Mona."

Desmodus: The genus of common vampire bats. (D. rotundus)

Devana: Slavic version of Artemis/Diana, goddess of the hunt.

Dorian: The corrupt, depraved, nearly immortal and astonishingly beautiful protagonist from The Picture of Dorian Gray. (Turns out Oscar Wilde invented the name; it did not exist before the book was written.)

Dracul: Romanian, "devil" or "dragon." What really needs to be said?

Ebony: A very dark wood.

Echo: In Greek mythology, a nymph who was cursed so she would only repeat the names of others; died while pining after Narcissus.

Edgar: Anglo-Saxon, "rich spear." The name of the one and only Edgar Allen Poe (also, my cat).

Eidolon: A type of spirit or ghost in Greek liteature. Also a genus of bats.

Eirlys: Welsh, "snowflake."

Elatha: An Irish god, described as the "beautiful Miltonic prince of darkness with golden hair." Not sure what the source for that is, but cool!

Elvira: Spanish, means "foreign true," a stereotypical Goth name (and the name of the Mistress of the Dark!). Actually, I first ran across the name in reference to a vengeful ghost called Elvira Blood in New England folk legend. Spooky!

Empusa: A kind of Greek female demon (similar to Lamia) that served Hecate.

Endora: Comes from the Witch of Endor, a Biblical sorceress.

Endymion: In Greek mythology, a handsome shepherd whom Selene fell in love with. Zeus granted him eternal sleep so he would never age. Means "to dive, to enter."

Erebus: Greek primordial god and personification of darkness.

Esmeralda: Spanish name meaning "emerald." (Also, the heroine in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.)

Ethelinda: Anglo-Saxon, means "little serpent."

Euryale: Greek, means "far-roming," the middle Gorgon sister.

Eurynomos: Greek chthonic spirit of corpses.

Eventide: It could work as a name.

Fenrir: A wolf demon in Norse mythology, the son of Loki.

Finvarra: Irish, King of the Fairies (and sometimes King of the Dead), a benevolent entity that ensures a good harvest and abundance.

Gabriel: The angel. Means "warrior of god." Gabrielle also works (and is the name of Lestat's mother).

Gehenna: A Hebrew name for Tartarus or Hell.

Golgotha: From Hebrew, "skull," the place where Jesus was crucified.

Grimm: The surname of two German brothers who recorded a classic collection of oral folklore and fairy tales, many of which are very... well, grim.

Habundia: A Celtic name for the queen of witches and night creatures, possibly another name for Nicnevan. Etymology uncertain.

Hades: The Lord of the Underworld in Greek mythology (also the name of the Underworld itself).

Hawthorn: A type of shrub steeped in folklore, associated with fairies and with Beltane (1st May).

Hecate: Greek goddess of witchcraft, magic, the occult, the moon, necromancy, the Underworld, and the crossroads. Means "worker from far off."

Hellebore: A type of evergreen flower, some species of which are poisonous. Believed to summon demons, also believed to cure madness.

Hemlock: A plant used to poison people.

Herne: "the Hunter," a ghost that haunts Windsor Forest (sometimes identified with The Horned God).

Hesperos/ia: The evening star.

Hypnos: The Greek god of sleep.

Iblis: Satan in Islamic lore.

Idris: Welsh, "ardent (passionate, fiery) lord."

Igor: Russian, "bow-warrior." Became famous as the name of Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant, even though he doesn't exist in the book and his name in the original Universal film was Fritz.

Ingram: Swedish name meaning "Ing's raven."

Iolanthe: Greek, means "violet flower." (eye-oh-LAHN-thay)

Iseult/Isolde/Isolt: A tragic lover in Arthurian legend.

Jasmine: A type of flower, in this case referring to Cestrum nocturnum, or night-blooming jasmine.

Kali: Hindu goddess of destruction, name means "the black one."

Kasdaye: Means "hidden power," the name of a Watcher (another name for Tamiel). (Unisex)

Kiara/n: Gaelic, means "little black one."

Kimaris: A Goetic demon. (Male)

Kokabiel: Means "angel of the stars," a Watcher.

Lacrimae: Latin word for tears.

Lamia: A female demon in Greek folklore who devours children. The name of the witch in the film version of Stardust.

Lenore: A variant of Eleanor (also a good name), means "foreign," the lost love of the protagonist of "The Raven," also has her own poem.

Leshii: A Russian god of hunting, similar to Veles

Lethe: River of Forgetfulness in the Greek Underworld.

Leviathan: From Hebrew, "twisted in folds," a Biblical sea monster. Sometimes associated with Midgard's Serpent.

Libitina: A Roman goddess of corpses, funerals, and the dead.

Ligeia: Greek, the name of a Siren, also the subject of a Poe story of the same name.

Lilah: Comes from the Arabic Leila, meaning "night."

Lilith: Means "of the night" or "screech owl." In Hebrew mythology, Adam's first wife and the Queen of Demons. She refused to submit to Adam, so she left Eden and began screwing around with demons. Often considered a succubus or vampire, or a champion of feminism. A lilim is also a succubus or incubus.

Loki: Trickster god in Norse mythology with ambiguous morals.

Lorelei: German, means "murmuring rock," the name of a German Siren.

Lucius/Lucifer/Lucien: All mean "light" or "light-bringer," a name associated with Satan.

Lucy: From Dracula, also could be a shortening/feminization of Lucifer. (Still means "light.")

Luna: The Roman personification of the moon.

Lycoris: A Greek word that means "twilight," the name of an Asian red flower, associated with death and the underworld (much like Asphodel).

Maeve: Comes from Gaelic, means "the intoxicating one." Associated with the Fairy Queen Mab.

Makaria: Greek goddess of blessed death, a daughter of Hades and Persephone.

Mania: Etruscan/Roman goddess of the undead, ghosts, and underworld spirits, goddess of madness. Also a modern medical term referring to a specific mental illness.

Mara: A name steeped in darkness, referring to a nightmare spirit (nightmare), a (benevolent) goddess of death in Latvian mythology, a (male) demon in Buddhist mythology, and a Sanskrit word meaning "death."

Medea: In Greek mythology, the sorceress who helped Jason, but then went on a murderous rampage when he left her. Considered to be a priestess (or, rarely, daughter) of Hecate.

Megaera: One of the Erinyes (Furies), the goddesses of vengeance. Means "grudge."

Melanie: Greek, "black" or "dark."

Melantha: Greek, "dark flower."

Melinda/Mindy: English, "black serpent."

Melinoe: Greek goddess of ghosts, nightmares, and madness, a daughter of Hades and Persephone.

Mephistopheles: The name of the devil in the Faust legend, could be from Hebrew and mean "disperser of lies," or from Greek and mean "does not love the light."

Merle: (Unisex) from French, "blackbird."

Mina: From Dracula. Short for Wilhelmina, a German name meaning "will-helmet."

Morana/Marzanna: Slavic goddess of winter and death.

Morgan/Morgana: From Welsh, means "sea-circle," the name of Morgan le Fay, a sorceress in Arthurian Legend (who may be good or evil, depending on your interpretation).

Morpheus: The Greek god of dreams, the main protagonist of Neil Gaiman's Sandman comics. (Also, The Matrix.)

Morrigan: An Irish goddess of death, battle, and ravens, name means "great queen."

Morwenna: A Welsh name meaning "maiden." ("Morwanneg" is the name of the witch in Stardust.)

Nepenthe: A magical drug from the Odyssey that cures sorrow and causes forgetfulness.

Nephthys: Means "lady of the temple," the Egyptian goddess of the dead, mate of Seth and mother of Anubis.

Nergal: Mesopotamian god of death, war, and destruction.

Nicnevan: Queen of the Fairies in Scottish folklore. She is the Scottish version of Hecate.

Nightshade: A family of plants including tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplants, but also the notorious deadly nightshade.

Nisha/nt: A Hindi name meaning "night."

Nocturne: Self-explanatory. Refers to a night prayer, a musical composition evoking night, or a night scene in art.

Nyctala/Nyctea: Two obsolete genera of owls. Nyctala is the genus of Boreal owls before it was changed to Aegolius, and Nyctea was the genus of Snowy owls before it was changed to Bubo. Both probably mean or are related to "night."

Nyctalus: A genus of bats.

Nyctimene: A princess from Ovid's Metamorphoses who was so ashamed at having been molested by her father, she refused to show her face in daylight. Out of pity, Minerva (Athena) turned her into an owl. Also a genus of bats.

Nyx: A Greek primordial goddess and personification of the Night. (also Nox)

Oberon: From French, means "elf-ruler," the name of the Fairy King in A Midsummer Night's Dream (Referred to in one scene as the "king of shadows").

Obsidian: A shiny black volcanic stone.

Onyx: A type of banded stone, most famously black. (The word comes from the Greek for "fingernail.")

Ophelia: A tragic character in Hamlet, which probably comes from Greek and means "help."

Orcus: A Latin word for Hell, and a Roman god who punished the dead (possibly an epithet of Hades/Pluto).

Orion: A hunter in Greek mythology, and the famous constellation.

Orlok: The name of the ugly-looking vampire from Nosferatu.

Orpheus: Greek name, possibly comes from the word orphe, "darkness." The name of a demigod with an impossibly beautiful singing voice who attempted to rescue his love from the underworld, failed, and then died tragically.

Pan: Greek goat-horned god of nature, herds, and lust, induces "panic."

Pandora: Name means "all-gifted." In Greek mythology, the name of the first woman, who opened a box that unleashed evil upon the world.

Pandemonium: The capital city of Hell in Paradise Lost, name literally means "all demons."

Persephone: Greek Queen of the Underworld, wife of Hades, and goddess of springtime. You probably know her story. Her name might mean "thrasher of grain" (which would make sense for an agricultural goddess), but could also mean "slayer."

Phaenon: Means "shining" in Greek, refers to the planet Saturn (which has long been associated with darkness in mythology, being the furthest planet from the sun that is observable with the naked eye).

Pluto: Hades' Roman name, also the ninth planet, or what was the ninth planet.

Ransley: An English name meaning "raven's meadow."

Raven: This is by far the most cliche Goth name there is (I originally created this list to provide alternatives to the name “Raven”), but it’s classic, it’s simple, it’s unisex, and it’s undeniably Goth. 

Ravenna: Self-explanatory, also an Italian city.

Renwick: Scottish surname meaning "raven settlement."

Sable: A word referring to the color black.

Salome: From Hebrew shalom, "peace." The daughter of Herod and Herodias, unnamed in the Bible, who requested the head of John the Baptist and danced the Dance of the Seven Veils.

Samael: Means "venom of God," a vicious angel of death, the mate of Lilith. He is not technically a fallen angel, but a servant of God who does the dirty work.

Sekhmet: Egyptian goddess of war and destruction, with the head of a lioness. Her name means "power" or "might." Her epithets included "Mistress of Dread," "Lady of Slaughter," and "She Who Mauls." Ra had to stop her from killing people by getting her drunk on beer that was dyed to look like blood.

Selene: Greek personification of the moon. (Includes "Selena" and variants.")

Senka: Basque name meaning "shadow."

Seren: (Unisex) Welsh name meaning "star."

Seth: A name of Set or Sutekh, the Egyptian god of evil, chaos, and storms. He killed his brother Osiris and cut his body into pieces, and then was defeated by Horus. His head is that of an animal that looks kind of like an aardvark but is not an actual existing creature (at least not anymore). He was associated with the color red and the desert. His name possibly means "one who dazzles."

Shadow: Self-explanatory.

Silas: From Greek, means "from the forest." In The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, it's the name of a [spoiler]vampire.

Silver: The color of the moon, and it looks nice with black.

Sinistra: Technically, it's Latin for "left," but it obviously has "sinister" connotations.

Skiá: Greek word for "shadow" or "shade."

Skotos: Ancient Greek word for "darkness," especially the darkness of death or the netherworld, or obscurity.

Skuld: The last of the Norns (Fates), representing death. Means "debt."

Sombra: The Spanish word for "shadow."

Somnus: Roman name for Hypnos, sleep.

Spyridon: Greek name referring to wicker baskets, which implies wealth. Could also be connected to the Latin spiritus, which means breath or spirit. Usually shortened to Spyro.

Stella: The Latin word for "star."

Stheno: Greek, means "forceful." The eldest of the Gorgon sisters.

Styx: The River of Hate in the Greek Underworld, the most famous of its rivers. The souls of the dead are ferried across it by Charon, and the gods (foolishly, if you ask me, seeing as they always regret it) swear on the Styx to make unbreakable oaths. The word "Stygian" means "of the River Styx" and refers to something very dark or abyssal.

Summanus: Roman god of nocturnal thunder.

Sylvia​​​​​​/Sylvana: Latin, "from the forest."

Tanith: Phoenician, "serpent lady."

Tartarus: The deepest hell-pit of the Greek Underworld, where evildoers are punished.

Tempest: A wild storm, from the Latin for "time."

Thanatos: The Greek personification of Death.

Tiamat: Babylonian primordial dragon goddess.

Tisiphone: One of the Erinyes (Furies), the goddesses of vengeance. Means "murder-retribution."

Tristan: Welsh, "riot, tumult." (Although it sounds like the Latin tristis, which means "sad.") The name of Isolt's lover in Arthurian Legend, and the name of the protagonist in Stardust.

Valerian: Roman, means "strength" or "valiant," also the name of an herb.

Vega: (Unisex) Latin from Arabic, means "falling" or "swooping," a star in the constellation Lyra. It is one of the brightest stars in the entire sky.

Veles: Slavic horned god of cattle, forests, magic, and the underworld.

Veliona: Slavic goddess of death

Velvet: A fabric that most goths love to wear.

Vervain: An herb (verbena), meaning "sacred bough," considered a magical or holy herb in multiple cultures.

Vesperus: (or just Vesper), a Roman name meaning "evening." (Vespera for a girl)

Vespertilio: A genus of bats.

Victor: The first of the trio of gothy male "V" names, means "conqueror," as in "victory." Frankenstein's first name. (Victoria also works for a girl.)

Vincent: The second of the trio of gothy male "V" names, also meaning "conquering," from Latin.

Vivian: The Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legend. From French, means "lively."  (Another name for the Lady is Nimue, which is Welsh and may be related to the Greek word for "memory." She sealed Merlin in a tree.)

Vlad: The third of the trio of gothy male "V" names, the name of Vlad Tepes or "Vlad the Impaler," the real-life Romanian prince who inspired Count Dracula. It's Slavic and means "ruler."

Willow: A beautiful and mournful-looking tree.

Winter: The dark, cold season. Unisex!

Yvaine: Scottish, means "evening star," the name of the star in Stardust.

Zagreus: The name of a chthonic Greek god who was potentially a son of Hades and Persephone or Zeus and Persephone, considered in Orphic lore to be Dionysus before he was dismembered and reincarnated.

Zillah: Hebrew name meaning "shadow."

[i-mustache-your-opinion]

Meet The Competitors

Preliminaries have officially ended! Combining the winning characters from the preliminaries with the characters who received 3+ nominations during the submission period, we have officially finalized our 128 competitors. It will take some time to get the brackets and Round 1 polls together, so in the meantime here is the complete list of competitors for those who are curious.

Mustache Girl (A Hat in Time)

Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events)

Damon Gant (Ace Attorney)

The Judge (Ace Attorney)

Marvin Grossberg (Ace Attorney)

Ice King (Adventure Time)

Magnus Burnsides (The Adventure Zone: Balance Arc)

Gordito Delgado (The Adventures of Dr. McNinja)

Captain Archibald Haddock (The Adventures of Tintin)

Hercule Poirot (Agatha Christie's Poirot)

Brewster (Animal Crossing)

Heimerdinger (Arcane: League of Legends)

Iroh (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

Lawrence Betelgeuse Shoggoth (Beetlejuice: The Musical)

Bob Belcher (Bob's Burgers)

Tim Lockwood (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs)

Jet Black (Cowboy Bebop)

Watari (Death Note)

Senshi (Delicious in Dungeon)

Harry Du Bois (Disco Elysium)

The Master (Doctor Who)

Sebastian (Doki Doki Precure)

Cranky Kong (Donkey Kong)

Captain Villads (The Dragon Prince)

The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)

Ramuh (Final Fantasy)

Cervantes (Fire Emblem: Awakening)

Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Maes Hughes (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Kintoleski (Futari wa Precure Splash Star)

Kratos (God of War)

Lan Qiren (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation)

Old Man McGucket (Gravity Falls)

Stan Pines (Gravity Falls)

Gordon Freeman (Half-Life)

Mumbo Jumbo (Hermitcraft)

The King of Town (Homestar Runner)

Seneca Crane (The Hunger Games)

Isaac Netero (Hunter x Hunter)

Gyro Zeppeli (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure)

The King of All Cosmos (Katamari)

Solomon David (Kill Six Billion Demons)

Chourou (Kira Kira Precure a la Mode)

Ganondorf (The Legend of Zelda)

Daruk (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)

King Harkinian (The Legend of Zelda CD-i)

Morshu (The Legend of Zelda CD-i)

Yosemite Sam (Looney Tunes)

Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)

Gimli (Lord of the Rings)

Treebeard (Lord of the Rings)

Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III)

Tim Wright (Marbel Hornets)

Broque Monsieur (Mario & Luigi)

Mr. Sinister (Marvel)

Odin Borson (Marvel)

The Bowler Hat Guy (Meet the Robinsons)

William Murderface (Metalocalypse)

Rich Uncle Pennybags (Monopoly)

Danjuro "Gentle Criminal" Tobita (My Hero Academia)

Shouta "Eraserhead" Aizawa (My Hero Academia)

Yamada "Present Mic" Hizashi (My Hero Academia)

Master Wu (Ninjago)

Maestro (Once Upon a Time...)

Dracule Mihawk (One Piece)

Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate (One Piece)

Franky (One Piece)

Gan Fall (One Piece)

Gol D. Roger (One Piece)

Jinbe (One Piece)

Kaido (One Piece)

Killer (One Piece)

Marshall "Blackbeard" D. Teach (One Piece)

Rob Lucci (One Piece)

Sanji (One Piece)

Trafalgar D. Water Law (One Piece)

Usopp (One Piece)

Zeff (One Piece)

Darius Deamonne (The Owl House)

Dell Clawthorne (The Owl House)

Paul Blart (Paul Blart: Mall Cop)

Davy Jones (Pirates of the Caribbean)

Entei (Pokémon)

Kricketune (Pokémon)

Probopass (Pokémon)

Raikou (Pokémon)

Samurott (Pokémon)

Sealeo (Pokémon)

Stoutland (Pokémon)

Drayden (Pokémon: Black & White)

Captain Kamado (Pokémon Legends: Arceus)

Warden Ingo (Pokémon Legends: Arceus)

Count Dracula (Popular Culture)

Santa Claus (Popular Culture)

Inigo Montoya (The Princess Bride)

Julius Pringles (Pringles)

Agent Wyoming (Red vs Blue)

James Ironwood (RWBY)

Remus Sanders (Sanders Sides)

Norville "Shaggy" Rogers (Scooby Doo)

Sea Hawk (She-Ra and the Princesses of Power)

Ned Flanders (The Simpsons)

Master Eon (Skylanders)

Papa Smurf (The Smurfs)

Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Kamaji (Spirited Away)

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“The Draculas were, says Arminius, a great and noble family, though now and again were scions who were held by their coevals to have had dealings with the Evil One. They learned his secrets in the Scholomance, amongst the mountains over Lake Hermanstadt, where the devil claims the tenth scholar as his due.”

“He dared even to attend the Scholomance, and there was no branch of knowledge of his time that he did not essay.”    -   Bram  Stoker,  Dracula

    Dracula  was   known   even   throughout   his   history   to   have   been   a   pupil   of   Solomanta  (Scholomance).   With  his   name   denoting   the   phrase   ‘son   of   the   dragon’,   and   the   school   itself   being   referred   to   as   L'École du Dracul’,   or   School   of    the   Dragon.    

  It   was    at    this    school    where    13   pupils   were   permitted   to   learn   different   magicks,   as   well   as   the   ability   to   communicate   in   the   languages   of   beasts,   or   even   fly   dragons   into   battle.   It   is   assumed   that   this   school,   as   it   is   one   that   teaches   the   solomonari   (students)   how   to   control    the   rain,   is   where   dracula   got   his   ability   to   summon   clouds,   lightning   and   wind.   What’s   more,   the   students   of   Solomanta   were   made   to    swear   off    sunlight   for   seven   years   during   their   training.    

Throughout   life    Solomonari   were   meant   to   document   their   understanding   of   humankind   and  its   history   and   affinity   to   magick.   Dracula,   being   immortal,   was   said  to  have   documented   every   branch   of   history   he’d   lived   through.   He   was   also   rumoured   to   have   a   great   knowledge   of   alchemy   and   science,   having   a   castle   fueled   entirely   by   machinery   and   electricity   in   a   time   when   this   was   otherwise   unheard   of.   

While   some   believe   Solomanta   to   be   run   entirely   by   the   devil,    it’s   widely   speculated   that   this   is   a   demonized   mistranslation   from   its   original   purpose;   a   school  based   on   the   teachings   of   solomon,   who   was   also   suggested   to   have   controlled   the   weather   in   old   mythology.   This   blog   follows   this   as   canon,   and   has   no   connection   to   solomanta   and   the   devil.   

In   different    canon    media,   we   see   characters   seeking   out   dracula   to   learn   of   either   his   magic   or   his   sciences   (see:   Castleva.nia)    or   to   fend   him   or   his   family  members   off   as   fiends  (see:  The Sight, David Clement-Davies)  that   had   strong   connection   to   wolves   and   the   fae   of   trans.ylvania.   

This  blog   follows   the   headcanon   that   Dracula   has   taught   a   handful   of   his   own   solomonari   since   the  disbanding  and   dismantling   of   Solomanta.   Those   that   come   to   him   that   show   a   necessity   to    learn    and   a   propensity   to   use   it   for   self-preservation    rather   than   domination   or    heroism.